Ministry Matters - A surprising gift for the Great Fifty Days You've been preparing for Easter since Ash Wednesday. Maybe earlier, if we're honest. You've planned Holy Week services, coordinated volunte...

Starting the Tuesday before Easter (during Holy Week), join author and pastor Jim Harnish for a 7-week journey through the often-neglected season between Easter and Pentecost. #MinistryMatters #UMC #TheUnitedMethodistChurch

Ministry Matters - What is Lent actually for? A Word from the Editor  February brings the Lenten season—which means most pastors are simultaneously planning the most theologically dense ...

February brings the Lenten season—which means most pastors are simultaneously planning the most theologically dense worship of their year while personally wondering if they have anything left to offer it. #MinistryMatters #TheUnitedMethodistChurch #UMC

Ministry Matters - Building for 2026: Strategy and Soul A Word from the Editor  January brings that familiar tension: the fresh energy of a new year colliding with the reality that you're still ti...

January brings that familiar tension: the fresh energy of a new year colliding with the reality that you're still tired from December, and your congregation might be too. #ministryMatters #UMC #TheUnitedMethodistChurch

Ministry Matters - Finding Sacred Space in the Season's Rush A Word from the Editor  December is a paradox for ministry leaders. You're running flat-out with Advent programming, Christmas services, and...

December is a paradox for ministry leaders. You're running flat-out with Advent programming, Christmas services, and year-end obligations—and yet it's also when you need to be thinking about Lent, which arrives earlier than you think (Ash Wednesday is February 18). #MinistryMatters #UMC

Ministry Matters - Faith formation revolution: Rethinking Sunday school and sacred tradition Sunday school or life school? Is traditional Sunday school preparing children for faith or just for church attendance? This bold article cha...

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Your outreach had heart—but no traction. Why? Because without empathy and real listening, passion alone falls flat. Let’s stop guessing and start engaging our communities with purpose.

#OutreachStrategy #ChurchLeadership #MinistryMatters #FaithAndCommunity #PurposeDrivenChurch

✨✨✨✨✨ "Empowering and Purpose-Driven for Today’s Christian Educators"
Destination Education See The Possibilities!: Empowering Church Educators for Transformative Classroom Ministry
by Dr. E.M. Johnson https://rpst.cc/NG7Hf8
#FaithInEducation #ChristianEducators #MinistryMatters #Inspi

Ministry Matters - Ancient prayers & modern leadership: Timeless keys to church renewal Three essential entrepreneurial skills for church leaders In an era where traditional approaches to ministry are yielding diminishing return...

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Ministry has always been close to my heart. One of the ways I serve is by helping feed the homeless through my local church.
#ServingOthers #MinistryMatters #FeedingTheHungry #LoveYourNeighbor

This weekend’s map is marked with mission. 📍
Elim leaders are heading into Leeds, Glossop, Rugby and Daventry this weekend.
Pray for open doors, open hearts, and Spirit-filled encounters in every church they serve.
#ElimTogether #MinistryMatters #FaithInAction

If you’re a church leader, pastor, volunteer, or anyone passionate about spreading the Gospel in this digital age, this podcast is for you.

Episode 1 drops Friday! 🙌

#KingdomDigitalPodcast #FaithAndMarketing #MinistryMatters #PodcastLaunch #DigitalDiscipleship #TheGospelMarketer

Ministry happens in the quiet, too 🕊 Read my new reflection a prayer after someone passed—with no family present. Read here: https://tinyurl.com/msk54u26 #SpiritualCare #DeathAndDying #EndOfLifeCare #SacredMoments #LoveIsPresence #HospitalChaplain #PastoralCare #MinistryMatters

🕊️ Praying in the Silence: A Sacred Goodbye When No One Else Was There There are moments in ministry that mark you—not with fanfare or flashing clarity, but with quiet, undeniable power.

Ministry happens in the quiet, too 🕊 Read my new reflection a prayer after someone passed—with no family present. #SpiritualCare #DeathAndDying #EndOfLifeCare #SacredMoments #LoveIsPresence #HospitalChaplain #PastoralCare #MinistryMatters #SilentGoodbye#SacredWitness #NoOneDiesAlone

Let them be uncomfortable

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#PrayerLife #MinistryMatters #KingdomWork
#SchoolOfIntercession #GodsPlan
#IntercessionMatters #FaithOverFear
#ChristianLeadership #SpiritualGrowth
#worshipandprayerconference2025 #WP2025
#changingmymindset #3minwithGigi

Got to spend my "off day" Saturday with twelve people discerning calls to holy orders, meeting parents of a newborn baby (9 weeks early but breathing on her own and doing well), and hospital visit to an aging parishioner.

Days like these make me wish I was full time. ⚓

#BiVoLife #MinistryMatters